The presently described invention teaches isolated polypeptides, including diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic polypeptides, such as, for example, polypeptides that are capable of binding to themselves or other polypeptides, said isolated polypeptides comprising an exposed carboxy-terminus (“C-terminus”) fused to a cap domain (e.g., a His cap domain, (His)6 (i.e., HHHHHH (SEQ ID NO:26)), SLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO:36), AS, or TVAPTESS (SEQ ID NO: 37)). The presently described invention further teaches nucleic acids and / or expression vectors encoding the polypeptides; cells containing the polypeptides, nucleic acids, and / or expression vectors; and compositions comprising the polypeptides. Methods of making the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides are also taught.